10 Sitcoms Worthy Of Binging On Netflix (2023)

We all love a good binge-able show on any one of our favorite streaming services. However, sometimes we just want to turn off our brains and sweep the intense dramas or thriller escapades out the door in favor of something a bit more light-hearted.

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Sitcoms have always been the go-to genre for this.Story arcs of your favorite characters don't requiremuch of your attention, with each typically only spanning a self-contained half-hour episode. And the best part is we get to laugh relentlessly at the exaggeratedaspects of the human condition. And right now, Netflix is currently home to some of the best sitcoms available on streaming services.

Community

Set in fictional Greendale, CO, this series is a view into the world of community colleges, as folks of different ages and life circumstances attempt to forge a new future. Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) leads the show as a disgraced lawyer seeking to obtain the bachelor's degree he never had, yet lied about to his own law firm.

He forms a study group with other classmates that usually ends with less studying and more of the tangental comedy we're in it for. Much of the show makes significant use of pop culture references, irony, and self-deprecating humor. Don't miss out on this study group.

Schitt's Creek

Have you ever wanted to see a snooty family consumed in their own wealth and success go broke and be kicked out of their high maintenance lifestyle? If so, then Schitt's Creekthe show for you. And it's just as funny as the trainwreck that this very premise promises viewers. The show stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara as the parents of two spoiled kids who aren't actually even kids. They're both grown adults who've been skating through life on their father's wealth.

In this adventure, the family seeks to sell a town that they purchased years ago in hopes of reclaiming some of their former glory -- and money. The problem is that this town, Schitt's Creek, isn't exactly the kind of town one can simply sell without many hurdles along the way.

The Good Place

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The Good Placeis a rabbit hole worth jumping down. Featuring a talented cast, with the likes of Kristin Bell and Ted Danson, this binge-able series will keep you strapped to your couch. The premise revolves around a quartet who have passed on from the world of the living and find themselves in "The Good Place."

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At first, they do not know what to make of it this strange afterlife, where frozen yogurt is limitless and streets are lined with picture-perfect citizens and houses. But quickly, they learn that they might not necessarily belong there. What follows is a quest for answers. Each of the characters humorously must confront their own past and flaws as they press ahead.

Parks And Recreation

Parks and Recreation managed to follow the success ofThe Officewith a satirical look at the daily life of ordinary folks out in the workforce - only, this show looped in government and politics - in a fun way. Amy Poehler leads the show as Leslie Knope, who is the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Indiana. After a mishap involving Leslie's boyfriend falling into a pit next to her home, she sets off to turn the land previously vacated by an old condo unit into a park.

This task, however, would prove to be more difficult than she anticipated, as other forces, including low-level city governmentworkers, present various roadblocks regarding the project.

New Girl

After catching her boyfriend cheating, Jessica Day, a typically cheery young teacher, seeks another place to live. She winds up landing herself in a loft with three other men after responding to an ad seeking a roommate.

Nick, Schmidt, and Winston help Jess as she navigates her newfound single life in Los Angeles. As one might expect, a woman living with three men presents its own set of challenges and this series is rife with character, heart, and humor.

Arrested Development

Yet another show likeSchitt's Creek that features the upper class,Arrested Development creates a portrait of a family thrown into the whirlwind of big business after the patriarch, and head of the family company, is arrested for defrauding investors.

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Previously, the former CEO's son, played by Jason Batemen, served as a manager within the company. After consistently being overlooked by his family for further leadership within the company, he sets his sights on leaving the family and the company. However, he begrudgingly returns to the fold to help steer the ship in light of his father's legal trouble.

The Ranch

The Ranchis a Netflix Original that features Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson (ofThat 70s Showfame) as brothers who struggle to help their father (Sam Elliott) operate his cattle ranch.

The series pulls no punches when it comes to the reality of family disagreement and diverging expectations between a father and his son. But despite the intermingled drama, there is also plenty of irony, sarcasm, and witty humor to be had in this sitcom. The fourth season finished the series and landed on the streaming service in January of this year.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

NBC had its chance to lock down this show as part of their comedy line-up. However, they passed on the series and it landed in the hands of Netflix. This show comes from the mind of comedy veteran Tina Fey and stars Ellie Kemper ofThe Officefame in the titular role.

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Kimmy Schmidtis one of several women who were lied to and kept inside of a doomsday bunker for 15 years by a manipulative Reverend (Jon Hamm). After Kimmy and the rest of the women are free, they set out to discover the modern world they've never known. Kimmy lands in New York City and becomes roommates with the flamboyant and ultra-hilarious diva, Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess). Kimmy Schmidt's new life in New York City is chock-full of laughs.

The Office

The gang at the Dunder Mifflin paper company isconstantly giving us (and Toby in HR) a run for our money. For much of the series,Michael Scott (Steve Carrell)leads the hapless pack of sales, accounting, and customer service employees on their day-to-day adventures in the office of the fictional papercompany in Scranton, PA.

Whether it's Jim Halpert's pranks on the naive beet-farmingBattlestar Galactica fan, Dwight Schrute, or the proud Cornell alum, Andy Bernard, dealing with one bizarre crisis after another, the inner-workings of this office never disappoint. The show is only available on Netflix for the remainder of 2020, however. Next year you can expect the show to move over to NBC's new streaming service.

That 70s Show

The basement of the Foreman household is the place to be if you'recravingsomeperiod centric shenanigansfrom the 70s. For eight glorious seasons, watch Michael Kelso skate by more on his good looks and less on his brainpower. Or enjoy Eric Foreman constantly making every situation worse as he vies for the love of his next-door neighbor Donna Pinciotti. Eric's dad, Red Foreman, is a total delight, ready to put his foot up the ass of anyone who looks at him cross-eyed.

There's much to love in this series about a group of friends, as they near both the end of the decade and their time asyoung adults in this raucous 70s adventure.

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